Amazon's Kindle 2 Will Debut Feb. 9 — UPDATED 3:08 p.m.: Clarified description of Broadsheet technology. — Mark your calendars, e-book fans: Amazon.com will introduce the next generation of its popular Kindle reader in New York City on Feb. 9. — The company sent out e-mail messages …

Amazon press conference on 2/9: I can haz kindle too? — Last time Amazon had a press conference they released a little something I like to call the best ebook reader in the whole wide world. Well, we've got a seat at another conference on Monday, February 9 and unless they're announcing …

Bartz era at Yahoo begins with quarterly loss, revenue decline — Yahoo finished 2008 the way it started the year: struggling. But this time, it sunk even lower by posting its first quarterly loss in nearly seven years. — After the market closed, Yahoo said it had lost $303 million, or 22 cents a share, during the fourth quarter.

New iPhone software improves Safari stability — The latest iPhone firmware update should be available Tuesday in iTunes. — (Credit: Tom Krazit/CNET News) — Apple has released a minor iPhone firmware update that is supposed to help improve the stability of its Safari browser.

Updated: A Year Later, AOL Is Contemplating A Bebo Sale — I didn't quite believe it when one of my most trusted sources told me that AOL was seriously considering selling Bebo, the social network it acquired for $850 million only a year ago. But I have now confirmed the rumor with three …

Hands-On with Samsung's Projector-Phone — An exclusive look at its two great displays and wealth of widgets — 0.7 inches thick: the Show still makes room for a 10-lumen DLP projector that displays 480-by-320-pixel video and stills Sean Captain — The Samsung W7900, aka the Show, certainly lives up to its name.

Western Digital 2TB Caviar Green Drive Preview — Late last week Western Digital briefed us on their forthcoming release of a new addition to their Caviar Green family of hard drives. No we're not talking some sort of exotic sushi or cracker-bound fish egg here either but rather a new …

Amazon: The World's Most Expensive Internet Stock? — With Amazon.com (AMZN) due to report Q4 results on Thursday, the Street has begun to take notice of the stock's remarkably high P/E multiple compared with other Internet stocks, other high growth tech stocks, or for that matter, any other stocks.

Muxtape Returns as a White-Label MySpace — Following its shutdown by the RIAA last August, the Muxtape music streaming site has resurfaced online with a new purpose. — No longer is it a place for fans to upload mix-tape-style MP3 playlists to share with each other with a simple URL.

Alarm sounded over wi-fi networks — Wireless access points could be used by hi-tech criminals to spread viruses and worms, warn US researchers. — Security holes and the popularity of the devices in cities makes them ideal for spreading malware, they found.

A look at the evolving laptop display — In July 2007, we wrote an assessment of the matte display in the MacBook Pro 15 inch. At the time, Apple was beginning the transition to LED backlights in its laptop line, and what we found was the display was incrementally better …

Congressman wants to ban silent camera phones — If you think the biggest problem with a camera phone is the poor quality of the photos, a member of Congress might make you think again. Earlier this month, Rep. Pete King (R-N.Y.) introduced a bill in the House of Representatives …

friends & music together with fring & Last.fm — Love music? Love friends? Love fring? Then you're gonna love Last.fm on fring! — Whether you're hot for Britney or prefer chillin' to Cold Play, you can now listen to Last.fm music radio channels, including your own Last.fm library, direct from fring on your mobile.

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